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Oppn quotes 2013 order, says SC in favour of paper trail machines
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Quoting the Supreme Court's 2013 judgement upholding paper trail machines as indispensable for fair and transparent elections, the counsels appearing on behalf of the opposition parties on Thursday said the apex court has issued notice to the Election C
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Left for all-party meet, says confidence on EVMs 'stands shaken'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Thursday said the confidence on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) stands shaken, adding the ball is now in the Election Commission's court to restore confidence of skeptics on the same.
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Those involved will never expose themselves: Digvijaya on EC's open c
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Launching a veiled attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its open challenge, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday questioned the poll watchdog, citing those who are involved in the 'roaring' business of hacking wou
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EC throws open challenge, dares to hack EVMs from May
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Following concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) post assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday threw an open challenge to the party leaders and dared them to hack t
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Re-polling on 38 stations of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on April 13:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced re-polling on 38 polling stations of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on April 13.
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Will encourage Kashmiris to vote in large numbers, assures Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): With the Election Commission deferring the Anantnag by-polls till May 25 in wake of the tensions in the Valley, the Centre on Tuesday assured that it would try its best to encourage the Kashmiris to vote in large numbers in the upcoming elections.
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EC should cancel elections in Kashmir for two years: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): Following the cancellation of the by-polls in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday asserted that the Election Commission (EC) of India should also cancel elections in Kashmir for at least two
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Sasikala Pushpa to meet EC seeking disqualification of Dinakaran, Sasikala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday will be meeting Member of Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha Sasikala Pushpa who is seeking the disqualification of deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) TTV Dinakaran and int
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Finding fault in EVM is a way to justify defeat: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Slamming the Congress Party for having raised doubts over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and conveying the same to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said this is only a way
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Congress urges EC to restore faith in election process
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 11 (ANI): Imposing allegations on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) used during the election process, the Congress Party on Tuesday said that the Election Commission needs to restore people's faith in the poll process, adding that the credibility has to be reta
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J-K: Anantnag by-polls deferred till May 25
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): In wake of the prevailing tension in the Kashmir Valley, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday deferred the Anantnag by-polls till May 25.
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Opposition adamant on no EVMs, EC assures scrutiny
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Citing examples of the other countries like Japan, Germany whose technology is far more advanced than India, the Congress today emphasised on using ballot paper scrutiny instead of using electronic system while stating that we have faith in the Election Comm
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